yes Honda man, I may be shorter than some others in the post, 5’6” to be exact. I was not shortening the forks for this reason but more so for appearance. I’m not sure this bike will even be ridden much. It’s more of a trial run and may become glorified garage art. It wasn’t in the best of shape when I found it. So back to the forks. I am not able to move the tubes up in the triple much without coming into contact with the handlebars. I planned to remove about 2” from the main spring and use a 2” spacer on the damper. Pretty common mod from what I’ve read.
The reason I ask: a man was killed on a bike from my shop when Suzuki didn't do the right thing with their swingarms on the early GT750. We had done all we should, but he got killed anyway, from a speed wobble that occurred from that issue (1973 model). Shortening front forks also shortens trail, which induces quicker steering and tendency toward speed wobbles above 45 MPH unless the rest of the chassis is rock-solid.
I've never forgotten that, and rebuild swingarms far better than new, at no profit to me, ever since. Just trying to help save a life here and there...
